Shelby Artists on Main Inc. is looking for artists to apply to instruct one of six workshops during the coming new year. Three of these workshops with be for adults and the others for children. Shelby Artists on Main Inc. has received a grant for these workshops, and the goal is to get the community involved either by teaching or learning.

Shelby Artists on Main Inc. is looking for any and all artists in the area to apply to instruct one of six workshops during the coming new year.

Three of these workshops with be for adults and the others for children. Shelby Artists on Main Inc. has received a grant for these workshops, and the goal is to get the community involved either by teaching or learning.

Kathy Conroy of Pleasureville is among 21 Kentucky artists who have been accepted into the Kentucky Crafted Program, the Kentucky Arts Council's marketing assistance program that supports artisans by providing opportunities to expand their professional careers and market reach.

Artists are adjudicated into the program based on artistic excellence and market readiness as determined by an independent panel of art and craft industry professionals.

Shelby County twins and students Gavin and Keegan Martion, active on the local acting and music scene, in August completed work on a feature movie, In Gramps’ Shoes, which was filmed in Crossville, Tenn., and opens there on Saturday night.

The Celebration of Lights, the lighting of downtown Shelbyville for the start of the Christmas shopping season, will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Nov. 9.

The festival, between 3rd and 9th streets in downtown Shelbyville, will include food, crafts, shops open late and the lighting of the Shelbyville Christmas tree at 6 p.m. Performances will be at the Shelby County Courthouse steps, starting at 4 p.m.

My Band, a group of musicians based in Louisville and managed by Shelby County resident Amy Kaufman, is part of the lineup for Saturday’s Kosair Charities Fall Fest, which takes place at 10 a.m.-11 p.m. on the lawn at 982 Eastern Parkway in Louisville.